Integrated Substance Use Treatment & Recovery Service in the London Borough of Redbridge

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below.

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

In accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, the London Borough of Redbridge intends to apply Direct Award Process C to award this Contract to its existing provider, Via Community Ltd. The duration of the contract will be 36 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with the possibility of a further extension period of up to 24 months, until 31 March 2030.

The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 31st March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows;

Quality and Innovation 30%

Value 20%

Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 20%

Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 20%

Social value 10%

The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to available guidance including factoring in the relative weighting from the original tender submission. Key Performance Indicators from the original contract determined that the existing provider satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard.

No conflicts of interest were identified among individuals involved in making the decision in relation to this service.